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April 25, 2025

55m 47s

Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman on what cues Donald Trump seems to be taking from Hungary in terms of foreign policy. From the archive: Co-directors Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham discuss their film “No Other Land,” which just won the Oscar for Best Documentary. Travel writer Rick Steves tells the story of his most formative trip in his new book "On the Hippie Trail."

Episodes

  • January 13, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 13, 2025

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    Correspondent Veronica Miracle reports on the California wildfires from Altadena. Author Robert Kagan argues that Ukraine is a key test for Trump as well as for America’s adversaries. "Babygirl" director and writer Halina Reijn joins the program. Ukrainian artist Slava Leontyev and filmmaker Brendan Bellomo on their new documentary "Porcelain War."

  • January 10, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 10, 2024

    S2025 E7140 - 55m 50s

    Tech journalist Kara Swisher and the director of British Future Sunder Katwala discuss Elon Musk's involvement in the incoming Trump administration and his recent commentary on British politics. Director Pedro Almodovar explores assisted dying in his new film "The Room Next Door." Co-founder of Palantir Joe Lonsdale on how Silicon Valley titans will play a role in the Trump administration.

  • January 9, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 9, 2025

    S2025 E7139 - 55m 23s

    Senior investigative correspondent Kyung Lah reports with the latest on the LA fires. James Fallows served as Jimmy Carter's chief speechwriter and reflects on his time working alongside the late president. Historian Abbas Milani unpacks Carter's Middle East legacy. Biographer Kai Bird on how Carter's upbringing in the post-Civil War South shaped his views on race and politics.

  • January 8, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 8, 2024

    S2025 E7138 - 55m 45s

    US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas discusses current domestic threats including terrorism and raging wildfires. Ibrahim Nash'at documents the fall of Afghanistan to Taliban rule after America's departure in 2021 in his documentary "Hollywoodgate." Sommelier Yannick Benjamin explains the devastating impact lack of healthcare access can have in the restaurant industry.

  • January 7, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 7, 2024

    S2025 E7137 - 55m 23s

    Former White House adviser Stuart Eizenstat looks back on the accomplishments of President Jimmy Carter. Colman Domingo and Greg Kwedar on their prison drama film, "Sing Sing." Bruce Hoffman, Council on Foreign Relations' Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, on the growing terror threat and what forces might be driving people towards extremist ideas.

  • January 3, 2024: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 3, 2024

    S2025 E7135 - 55m 41s

    Malala joins the show to discuss her foundation’s announcement of another $1.5 million pledged to keep girls’ education alive in Afghanistan. Ofir Amir is an October 7th survivor and helped produce an exhibition that aims to take viewers through what happened that day at the Nova Music Festival. A.J. Jacobs on his new book “The Year of Living Constitutionally."

  • January 2, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 2, 2025

    S2025 E7134 - 55m 28s

    Christiane hosts a panel of leaders in the field of artificial technology. In a world where it’s increasingly hard to discern fact from fiction, Hari Sreenivasan and Christiane Amanpour discuss the ethical dilemmas of A.I., and why it’s more important than ever to keep real journalists in the game.

  • January 1, 2025: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    January 1, 2025

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    Award-winning musician John Legend tells Christiane Amanpour why he's telling the history of talent show "Afghan Star" in his newest project. Hollywood legend Jodie Foster and boxing champ-turned-actor Kali Reis on their hit TV show "True Detective: Night Country." Grammy Award-winning musician Terence Blanchard on his opera, “Fire Shut Up In My Bones.”

Extras + Features

  • Plane Crashes, Wildfires, War: Processing Grief in a World of Constant Crises: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Plane Crashes, Wildfires, War: Processing Grief in a World of Constant Crises

    S2025 E7174 - 17m 32s

    With wars being waged around the world and tens of thousands of people dead, individual and collective grief have moved to the forefront of daily life. Renowned grief expert David Kessler argues that a world overwhelmed by constant crisis is becoming "grief illiterate." He joins the show to explain the importance of dedicating time for processing grief in an increasingly desensitized world.

  • Fmr. Navy Commander on Trump’s Purge of the Pentagon: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fmr. Navy Commander on Trump’s Purge of the Pentagon

    S2025 E7173 - 18m 13s

    The Pentagon is reeling from the recent firings of top military leaders and lawyers. The dismissals included Navy Admiral Lisa Franchetti and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General CQ Brown Jr. Theodore R. Johnson is a retired naval officer who served for two decades, and he says that this was "strictly a political move." Johnson speaks to Michel Martin about the potential impacts.

  • Bill Browder on the $300 Billion in Frozen Assets That Could Save Ukraine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Bill Browder on the $300 Billion in Frozen Assets That Could Save Ukraine

    S2025 E7172 - 17m 56s

    As American support for Kyiv appears to be uncertain, French President Macron met yesterday with President Trump and warned against any "surrender" of Ukraine. To discuss the impact of the Trump administration's recent moves to negotiate with Vladimir Putin, Walter Isaacson sat down with Hermitage Capital Management CEO and co-founder Bill Browder.

  • “The Autocrats Feel Emboldened:” Kenneth Roth on the Fight for Human Rights: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “The Autocrats Feel Emboldened:” Kenneth Roth on the Fight for Human Rights

    S2025 E7171 - 17m 58s

    In 2022, Kenneth Roth left Human Rights Watch after 30 years at the helm. During his tenure the organization grew dramatically, conducting investigations in 100 countries to uncover abuses. Speaking to Walter Isaacson, Roth discusses his new book, “Righting Wrongs,” which examines his three decades leading the charge for human rights.

  • If Trump Dismantles the Dept. of Education, Who Will Pay the Biggest Price?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    If Trump Dismantles the Dept. of Education, Who Will Pay the Biggest Price?

    S2025 E7170 - 17m 38s

    Could Trump dismantle the Department of Education? As a member of the House Education Committee and a former public school teacher, Rep. Jahana Hayes is doing everything she can to protect the millions of students who rely on DOE programs. Hayes was recently among a group of lawmakers denied entry into the DOE by armed security guards. She joins Michel Martin to discuss.

  • What Does Race Have to Do With America’s Foreclosure Crisis?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What Does Race Have to Do With America’s Foreclosure Crisis?

    S2025 E7169 - 17m 29s

    Bernadette Atuahene is an author and law professor, and her new book "Plundered" explores what she calls the systemic bigotry in America's tax system. She joins the show to reveal what she learned following the lives of two families in Detroit, one white and one Black.

  • Inside Trump’s DOJ: Jan. 6, Eric Adams and the Future of American Justice: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Inside Trump’s DOJ: Jan. 6, Eric Adams and the Future of American Justice

    S2025 E7168 - 17m 58s

    A federal judge is asking the Dept of Justice to explain why prosecutors have suddenly dismissed the corruption indictment against NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Multiple prosecutors have resigned in protest amid concerns that the Trump administration struck a deal in exchange for Adams' help in enforcing immigration laws. Brendan Ballou, who recently left the DOJ joins the show to discuss the legal drama.

  • Has Cancel Culture Gone Too Far? Prof. Loretta J. Ross on “Calling In”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Has Cancel Culture Gone Too Far? Prof. Loretta J. Ross on “Calling In”

    S2025 E7167 - 18m 22s

    While the U.S. is sowing division globally, an atmosphere of hostility is also heating up at home. From federal agency shutdowns to a succession of polarizing executive orders, many Americans feel at the mercy of the new Trump leadership. A longtime human rights activist and co-founder of the Reproductive Justice Framework, author Loretta Ross provides some answers in her new book "Calling In."

  • Bill Gates on Trump, AI, and a Life of Revolutionizing Tech: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Bill Gates on Trump, AI, and a Life of Revolutionizing Tech

    S2025 E7166 - 18m 3s

    In the United States, international aid is also on Trump's foreign policy chopping block. For now, a federal judge has paused a funding freeze on USAID. Tech giant Bill Gates joins Walter Isaacson to explain how the global fight against disease could be affected by the sweeping cuts. Gates also discusses his new memoir, “Source Code.”

  • Amb. Robert Lighthizer: The Architect of Trump’s Tariff Plan: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Amb. Robert Lighthizer: The Architect of Trump’s Tariff Plan

    S2025 E7164 - 18m 13s

    More and more of President Trump's tariffs are taking effect by the day. One man has more insight into this policy and its ideas than most: Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, who served as U.S. Trade Representative in the first Trump administration and is considered the architect of the President's tariff policy. He joins the show to discuss tariffs and trade wars.

  • “Death by Numbers:” Parkland Shooting Survivor’s Journey to Empowerment: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “Death by Numbers:” Parkland Shooting Survivor’s Journey to Empowerment

    S2025 E7163 - 18m 32s

    This week marks seven years since the Parkland School shooting, when 17 students and staff were shot to death by a former student. The incident ignited a wave of protests and bipartisan legislation. It also is the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Death by Numbers," which looks at the journey of shooting survivor Sam Fuentes. Fuentes and the film's director, Kim A. Snyder, join the show.

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